Staff Officer Closing Date 5th September 2024

at  Limerick City and County Council

The Staff Officer is a frontline management position within the local authority and is assigned responsibility for managing the performance of a section / department handling an area of the local authority’s activities. The administrative structure ranges from the entry grade of Clerical Officer, through to Assistant Staff Officer, Staff Officer, Senior Staff Officer and Administrative Officer. A Staff Officer will generally work under the direction and management of a Senior Staff Officer / Administrative Officer or analogous grade
The Council is dedicated to delivering excellent public services by working collaboratively with strategic partners, businesses, community, and neighbourhoods to ensure that the city and county continues to thrive as a place to live, study, visit and work. As Staff Officer, you will be contributing to achieving our vision of leading Limerick to take its place as a world class city. Our people are committed to our values of public good, trust & integrity, respect, a people centric approach, responsibility, and innovation.
A Staff Officer’s operational duties may include the day to day running of a section, the supervision and management of staff within the section, the planning, allocation and prioritisation of work and the reporting of progress of work at staff management meetings. Other duties may include representing their Department or the Council on various committees and contributing through the business planning process. The Staff Officer will be expected to use initiative and work to a high standard and will be required to operate the Council’s existing and future IT systems as part of their work.
Staff at Staff Officer level work in a range of roles across public facing and internal service areas of the Council.
The Staff Officer role requires excellent administrative, employee management, interpersonal, communication and other particular skills and expertise depending on assignment.

Please refer the Job description for details